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Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act

10/4/2024, 8:07 PM

Summary of Bill HR 5339

The bill titled "Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act," designated as H.R. 5339 in the 118th Congress and introduced on September 5, 2023, aims to safeguard American investments from policies deemed as "woke." The bill contains key provisions aimed at addressing perceived risks associated with woke ideologies impacting investment decisions, though specific directives or actions proposed within the bill are not explicitly outlined in the provided context.

Congressional Summary of HR 5339

Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings Act or the RETIRE Act

This bill generally requires fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to make investment decisions based only on pecuniary factors (i.e., factors that a fiduciary prudently determines are expected to have a material effect on the risk or return of an investment based on appropriate investment horizons consistent with the plan's policies and objectives).

The bill allows nonpecuniary factors to be considered in certain situations, such as when selecting investment options for certain participant-directed retirement plans or if the fiduciary is unable to distinguish between investment alternatives on the basis of pecuniary factors alone.

Current Status of Bill HR 5339

Bill HR 5339 is currently in the status of Introduced to Senate since September 19, 2024. Bill HR 5339 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on September 5, 2023.  Bill HR 5339's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. as of September 19, 2024

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5339

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5339

Primary Policy Focus

Labor and Employment

Potential Impact Areas

- Business ethics
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Financial services and investments

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5339

Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act
Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings Act
RETIRE Act
No Discrimination in My Benefits Act
Retirement Proxy Protection Act
Providing Complete Information to Retirement Investors Act
Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act
Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act
Retirement Proxy Protection Act
No Discrimination in My Benefits Act
RETIRE Act
Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings Act
Providing Complete Information to Retirement Investors Act
RETIRE Act
Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings Act
Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings Act
RETIRE Act
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes.

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